Privacy Policy

Overview

Thank you for visiting www.ArielPublicity.com and its affiliated sites (including www.CyberPr.com, www.CyberPrMusic.com, and www.ArielHyatt.com) and reviewing our Privacy Policy. This Site is owned and operated by Ariel Publicity, Artist Relations and Booking, LLC (“Ariel Publicity” or the “Company”). Ariel Publicity consists of its affiliated company Cyber PR, LLC, and various other affiliated subsidiaries and websites; including but not limited to arielpublicity.com and cyberpr.com, (all such sites collectively referred to herein as the “Site”). Your privacy is important to us and we will not monitor, edit, or disclose any personal information about you or your account, except as provided herein. This Privacy Policy explains what type of information we collect from our visitors on this Site and in the course of our relationship, what we do with that information, and how users can update and control the use of information provided on the Site. This Privacy Policy does not describe information collection practices on other sites, including those linked to or from the Site. As further set out below, this Policy may change from time to time so please check it frequently.

What Types of Information We Collect

You are able to browse most portions of our Site without becoming a registered user. However, to purchase or use services on the Site we will ask that you register, if you have not already done so and provide us with information about you and/or your company, such as name, address, affiliation (i.e.: Artist/band name, company, Internet radio station, etc.), email address, contact information, and other types of information that may be necessary for us to provide or make available the services and information you have requested. Users can register as Members or New Media Makers. Members are those persons or entities that purchase the Company’s marketing and PR services. Members may include, but are not necessarily limited to, artists, performers, authors, film makers, public relation persons/entities, or social media persons/agencies. New Media Makers are those users that register to access and use the materials posted by Members for the purpose of further promoting such Member. New Media Makers may include, but are not necessarily limited to, Internet Radio stations and Podcasters that play a Member’s MP3, Web-Based Music Magazines that publish a Member’s biographical material, Music Journalists that review a Member’s material, Online Music Directories that reference and/or include a Member’s contact information, Book Reviewers that review a Member’s material and/or publish excerpts of a Member’s published works, and audio/audiovisual bloggers that use a Member’s posted material.

If you order products or use other services available through the Site, we may ask that you provide further information, including but not limited to, contact information, credit card or other financial or personal information. We may collect such information when you provide comments to the Site or participate in surveys.

If you register as a Member or a New Media Maker, our staff will review and process your registration information and will use the information, as may be updated by you from time to time, on a continuous basis while you remain a registered user in order to provide or permit you to use the service(s) you have signed up to use. We may keep your information on file at the termination of any such service and/or upon your withdrawal as a registered member of the Site.

If you provide us with personal data about other individuals, you are required to ensure that they are aware of and agree to our Privacy Policy.

If you participate in any group forums, interface with other registered users of the Site, or use other interactive tools such as message boards or chat rooms as may be available on the Site from time to time, you should be careful not to disclose your personal information or the personal information of any other individual. In general, such forums, may be viewed by others who visit the Site; except that interfaces between registered users on non-public portions of the Site may generally only be viewed by other registered users of the Site.

The server on which the Site is located collects and saves the default information customarily logged by web server software. Such information may include the date and time of your visit, the originating IP address, operating system information, and the pages and images requested. We also collect certain specific information, including but not limited to, IP address, operating system and browser information, when a user signs-up for a mailing list or resource sign-up, and when a user purchases a product or signs up for a service.

The Site uses “cookies” – small data files, typically made up of a string of text and numbers, which assign you a unique identifier. A cookie is created in our Shopping Cart when a user places an order into the cart or buys a product through the Site. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie or to prevent cookies from being sent. However, such action may limit the functionality we can provide you when you visit the Site.

In addition, we collect aggregate information about the use of the Site, such as which pages are most frequently visited, how many visitors we receive daily, and how long visitors stay on each page.

The Company strives to have in place appropriate means to protect your information. However, in providing your information over a public or third party network, you do so at your own risk.

Use and Disclosure of Information We Collect

The information we collect about you in the course of our relationship is used to optimize the services you request or other interactions between us. We also use the information to provide you with information you may find useful regarding other services, products or offers from us or third parties. We may maintain an order history for your account if you request products or services from us. Also, we may use or supplement information you provide to us online with information provided to us in off line communications, or vice versa. Also, we may use information such as genre of music, demographics, type of media, and site usage information collected from users of the Site to improve its functionality and to prepare non-identifying information and material for use in marketing, site advertising or other similar activities.

We do not sell your email address or other identifying information to third parties. We may, however, share your information with our affiliated companies, and other companies or selected third parties to achieve the purposes identified in this policy, in our other communications with you, or on the Site (for example, to market and promote a Member artist’s music and material to New Media Makers or to provide you with additional materials in which you may have an interest). We may provide to others the aggregate statistics about our customers’ requests, interests, or related site activity for purposes of marketing or promotion.

Additionally, we may disclose information about you to others in order to: (1) confirm and ship your orders, and collect sums due us (such as to shippers and credit card processors); (2) follow up to make sure such orders are fulfilled; (3) if, in the course of placing an order and/or entering a contest, you opt to receive occasional emails from us notifying you of special offers, we will use such information to notify you of such offers; (4) if, in the course of placing an order and/or entering a contest, you opt to receive occasional emails from third parties to whom we provide your information, we will disclose such information to such third parties; (5) protect the rights and safety of us, our shareholders, members, officers, employees and customers, and if we have a good faith belief that we are required to do so by law or legal process or to respond to claims (such as to legal representatives and law enforcement); (6) at our option, notify you of any changes to this Privacy Policy or our other terms and conditions of this Site (you are bound by the terms of any changes we post to the Site whether or not we notify you by email) and (7) as otherwise required by law. We may transfer your information in the event of the sale of substantially all of the assets of our business to a third-party or in the event of a merger, consolidation or acquisition. However, in such event, any acquirer will be subject to the provisions of our commitments to you, except as otherwise modified and posted on the Site on a going forward basis.

Other companies that advertise or link on our Site, or that you access or find through our Site may use cookies or collect other information about you when you visit their site. Ariel Publicity does not control the collection or use of information by these companies. You must contact these companies directly if you have any questions or concerns about their collection practices or use of your information.

“Opt-In” For Special Notices; Accessing or Changing Information

We may periodically make special offers or communications to you. If you would like to receive such offers or communications, you may “Opt-In” at any time by checking the “Opt-In” box that appears on the e-mail notices page of the Site, and providing the e-mail address you wish to use to receive such notices. If you change your mind at any time, you can reverse your option, or change your e-mail address, using the same page. Selecting the “Opt-In” option constitutes acceptance of Company’s use of your e-mail address to send you notices pertaining to Company, its products and services, the websites, and related topics.

We maintain client/customer information, including request history and site usage data, for a length of time appropriate to our business needs. You may contact us to correct or update any personal identifying information which you have submitted to us, or if you have any questions about information maintained by us. If you operate in a jurisdiction that provides access rights under law, you may access your personal information or have it corrected or updated in accordance with applicable law by contacting us. In some jurisdictions, you may be charged a reasonable fee for access to information.

Your Rights

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

Data Retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless you ask us to delete this information. We will retain this information for 1 Year if it is not updated, at which time we will contact you to ask if you would like to continuing sharing this information with us. If you respond yes, we will keep your information for another year. If you respond no, or if you do not respond at all, we will delete your information from our database.

Children’s Issues

The Site is not directed to children under thirteen (13) years of age, and children under such age must not use the Site or services offered on it to submit any individually identifiable information about themselves.

Notification of Changes; Effective Date

Ariel Publicity reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. Any such changes and/or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting and your continued use of the Site following the posting of such changes/modification will constitute your acceptance of the revised terms of the Privacy Policy. It is and will be your responsibility to review our Privacy Policy from time to time to make sure you are aware of any changes. This Privacy Policy is effective with respect to all data that we have collected since the date we started collecting data which was April 1998.

Questions

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or our collection of your information, feel free to contact us by sending an email to [email protected] or by U.S. mail to Ariel Publicity, Artist Relations and Booking, LLC, 389 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215.